'Magic realism' of Vilnius: conceptualization of literary tourist gaze based on Tales of the Old Vilnius by Max Frei.

Abstract

Abstract This chapter conceptualizes the literary tourist gaze as a particular type of visitor interaction with a space that is fostered by the text and synthesizes new experience-induced media in the aftermath of a literary journey. It focuses on the example of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, as presented in the fictional series Tales of the Old Vilnius by Max Frei, and portrayed in the textual corpus of blogs and reviews.